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Tenant rent and damage liability
If a tenant does not pay rent for sept.

Tenant rent and damage liability
If a tenant does not pay rent for sept., and after I’ve given registered letters requesting rent, then a notice to quit (10/2)for non payment & breach of lease, and also letters requesting information response, and they still are on property on oct 2, then I notice their abandonment on the 7th, leaving substantial damages to the property. I sent a registered letter (10/7) stating that I had entered because of abandonment, requested the keys again, and gave the long list of damages.
Am I right to understand that they owe rent for sept, (”last” to be used for Oct), and any damages that exceed the one month security held (on acct. w/interest as required)? What period begins my 30 days to address security and damage claim? If they are not responsive, do I seek to collect via the courts-small claims?

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If a tenant does not pay rent for sept.”

Re: Tenant rent and damage liability
If they vacated on October 7th, use that as the last day of occupancy. You should mail a letter to them in accordance with the statute and send it to the last address you have for them.

You need to list the damages and certify the costs under penalty of perjury.